I've always loved vintage, rustic, or distressed furniture. When I look at it, my mind imagines all the stories it can tell me. Maybe an old dresser survived many family generations or a porch swing was the place for many...

Do you have moments, even days or weeks that feel things in your life will never change for the better? I get those times in my own life. It brings me back to years before we moved to Oregon when...

As a Christian, you would think that things would change when you come into the church. Jesus fills us with His Holy Spirit and begins a work to transform us inside out. Many of the ways we grew up slowly...

At birth, we don't understand what being free isWhen we're young, our choices are limited; andWe depend on our upbringing to understand the worldIt's when we find God that our eyes are open as we totally become His. Then we...

Remember the story of the Three Little Pigs? That was a popular one and even turned into cartoon skits and while as a child it was entertaining, there's something very spiritual about the moral. It relates to Matthew 16:18 when...

I always wanted a best friend for as long as I can remember. Growing up on the south side of Chicago in a pretty bad neighborhood didn't lend any chances to make friends. It was just my mother, me and...

Jealousy is like a nasty virus that tries to take over your life and if you're not careful, it will. Some good friends of ours bought a home, very beautiful and they had the money for it, moved in it...

I know I should never doubt God's presence. I know I should always know that He is with me and that He will never leave me.  But, do I doubt?, Yes. Negativity creeps in and I wonder what's coming next,...

Several years ago, hubby and I visited the safari game park in Bandon, Oregon. I loved the sheep and there was a bunch of them running around. I did more than photograph the sheep. I watched them. As Jesus refers...

This is a different kind of a post today. I sometimes let my mind wander and I got to thinking about events from the Bible that if I'd have the chance which ones I would have loved to see. Here's...